Manual

MAKING A LARGE PANEL CUT
See Figure 44.
Make sure the saw is p_opetly secured ta a work surface
to avoid lipping from the weight of a large panel.
WARNING: Make sure the blade guard assembly
is installed and working propedy to avoid possible
serious injury.
[] Place a support the same height as the lop of the saw
table behind the saw for the cut work Add supports to
the sides as needed.
B Depending on the shape of the panel, use the dp fence
or miter gauge. If the ;)ansi is too large to use either the
rip fence or the miter gauge, it is too {arge for this saw,
_"_ WARNING: Never make freehand cuts (cuts without
the miter gauge or rip fence), which can result in
serious injury.
B Make sure the wood does not touch the blade before
you turn on tile saw. Let the blade build up to full speed
before feeding the wood into the blade.
a When the work is completed, press the switch oft and
remove the key.
LARGEPANELCUT
RIPFENCE
HEIGHT
ADJUS11NG
HANBWHEEL
Fig. 44
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MAKING A NON-THROUGH CUT
See Figure 45,
Non-through cuts can be made with the grain (ripping) _1
across the grain (cross cut}, The use of a non-through cU
is essential to cutling grooves, rabbets, and dadoes.
NOTE: This is the only type cut that is made without
the blade guard installed, Make sure the blade guard
assenqbly is reinstalled upoo completion of this type of
cuL
Read the appropriate section which describes the type
of cut in addilioo to this section on non-through or dado
cuts. For example, if your non-through cut is a straight
cross cut, read and understand the sectior_ on straight
cross cuts before proceeding.
a Unplug the saw,
El Lower the blade and remove the screw he{ding the
throat p_ate in place. Remove the throat plate.
ra Raise the saw blade.
B Put the saw in angle mode by pushing the bevel
Tooklng lever to the right.Turn the height adjusting
handwheel until the blade indicator shows a 30 _anglf
Push the bevel locking lever securely to the left I0 lee
the angle.
u Loosen the two hex nuts at the base o| the spreader.
Do not remove hex nuts. Remove the spreadedblad
guard assembly. Retighten the two hex sots on lhe
base•
B Lower the blade and insert the throat plate, thor- •
securely tighten the throat plate screw.
e Bring the blade backto 90 _.
g Raise the blade to the correct height by turning the
height,q0eve{adjusting handwheel counterclockwise,
NOTE: Carefully check oil setups and rotate the blade
one lull revolution to assure proper clearance before
connecting saw to power source.
[] Feed the workpiece into the blade.
Always use push blocks, push sticks, and
featherboards when making non-through cuts to avok
the dak of serious injury.
_ WARNING: When making a non=through cut, the
cutter is covered by the workpiece during most o|
the cut. Be alert to the exposed cutter at the start
and finish of every cut to avoid the risk of persona!
injery_